Millersburg man shot during Saturday fight outside Glenmont Tavern

Published: August 24, 2014 4:44PM

GLENMONT – A Millersburg man remained hospitalized Sunday after being shot during a fight outside the Glenmont Tavern Saturday night.

Joshua D. Etzwiler, 25, of 5484 Township Road 258, was listed in stable condition Sunday at Akron City Hospital, where he was flown via emergency helicopter, according to a press release issued by the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office.

Holmes County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the Glenmont Tavern, 121 Main St., at 11:27 p.m., Saturday, for a report of a man with a gun and shots being fired, according to the press release.

Deputies, along with squad personnel from the Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department, arrived to find Etzwiler with a single gunshot wound to the upper chest, according to the report.

Investigation at the scene suggests that Devan J. Sickles fired a single round from a rifle, which struck Etzwiler in the upper chest. At the time of the shooting, Etzwiler was involved in a physical altercation with another bar patron, believed to be a friend of Sickles, according to the sheriff’s report.

While the fight started inside the bar, it spilled out into the alley behind the bar, which is where the shooting took place, according to Haun. Sickles fled the scene after the shooting and was later located at his home by Coshocton deputies.

The 33-year-old assault victim was treated and released from Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg, said Chief Deputy Richard Haun.

At 4:10 a.m., Sunday, Sickles, 27, of 226 Elm St., Coshocton, was arrested by deputies with the assistance of the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office. He was booked into the Holmes County Jail on a single count of felonious assault, according to Haun, who said the report will be forwarded to the prosecutor’s office for review and consideration of additional charges.

Glenmont Police and the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office are assisting in the investigation, which continues. Anyone with possible information regarding this incident is asked to call the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office at 330-674-1936.